Solved: Reggae Search: 'New Situation' and 'Noticeboard'

Thread: Solved: Reggae Search: 'New Situation' and 'Noticeboard'

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  1. Persis7 said:

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    Hello, everyone. I've got two songs that it's been killing me to find.

    (1) 'New Situation'. This song I know from an old 45 my dad had in the 70s. I think this is the title (the B-side might have been 'New Dub'). I don't know the artist(s), but I remember the lyrics in fragments. Part of the first verse goes something like:

    'Yu noh hear weh mi hear seh, check out the new situation'.

    The second verse begins:

    'The more you live, the more you learn;
    Old-time people say
    What a way to dash it weh'

    or something similar. My dad died three years ago and we kids have been trying to compile his oldies. This song is an old-style reggae classic, and it would mean a lot to find it.

    (2) 'Noticeboard'. This one strictly for me! I heard it in the 90s. It's a dancehall tune. I admit that 'Noticeboard' may not be the title, and I don't know the singer. But part of it goes:

    'Come read the board,
    Unu come read the noticeboard.
    Unu will see
    Who a bad, bad, bad bwoy outta road.'

    I hope the lyrics as I've tried to write them, to either of these songs, make sense to someone! Thanks for your help.
     
  2. Persis7 said:

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    Dancehall tune called 'Notice Board' by Culture T ('Double Trouble' Riddim). Released in 1992, produced by Steely and Clevie.

    The first of two requests sorted.
    Last edited by Persis7; 12-10-2008 at 12:26 PM.
     
  3. Persis7 said:

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    Second request solved. 'New Situation' is indeed the title. Sung by '70s dub group Rocking Horse. Answered for me by a brilliant reggae brainbox on another forum.

    Thank you, George.
     
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    Steena said:

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    Thanks for letting us know Solved then.
    होता है जो होना है ... वक़्त ही शायद खुदा है ...
    कौन कहता है आदमी अपनी किस्मत खुद लिखता है?
     
  5. Persis7 said:

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    Indeed!!